Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting container-tools:4.0/podman-plugins package, versions <2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-6160122
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed9 May 2023

Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-2879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:4.0/podman-plugins to version 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:0121.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:4.0/podman-plugins package and not the container-tools:4.0/podman-plugins package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

CVSS Scores

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